First-ever Edinburgh Meetup August 18, 2006 1:41 AM   Subscribe

Come lads and lasses to the first-ever Edinburgh MeFi Meetup at The Villager (map) on this Sunday, August 20th at 12 noon. New, old, visting, lurking and resident MeFites all welcome. (previously)
posted by Marquis to MetaFilter Gatherings at 1:41 AM (15 comments total)

Should we try to book a table?
posted by Marquis at 1:41 AM on August 18, 2006


Noon?

OK, if anyone makes it to sundown, and if they still sell horrible tall cans of nasty cheap Tennant's Lager with the boobie-girls pictures on the back, could at least one of you drain one, throw it overshoulder, and say 'That one's for Rick'? (I'd ask you to do another and say 'That one's for stav' too, but I admit that that'd be well beyond the call of duty....)

Having a midnight pee and a bit of a spew followed by The Dance of Joy after the chippyvisit on the beach at Portobello would be heavy with significance too, if you go large. Take pictures.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:24 AM on August 18, 2006


Sorry, didn't mean to erect solipsistic hurdles that nobody's interested in leaping. Ignore my drunken friday night blather and carry on as if I hadn't piddled inthread, please.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:30 AM on August 18, 2006


if they still sell horrible tall cans of nasty cheap Tennant's Lager with the boobie-girls pictures on the back

Sadly not, they got rid of the ladies in 1991. (I worked for Tennents on a music festival they sponsor once, and did my best to get them to do a promo run of the old cans, but they weren't keen....)
posted by jack_mo at 8:59 AM on August 18, 2006


if they still sell horrible tall cans of nasty cheap Tennant's Lager with the boobie-girls pictures on the back


As jack_mo says, sadly not. But the Scottish Brewing Archive, part of the University of Glasgow's Archive collections* has a whole bunch of them – I went there to photograph them for the magazine I used to work for a few years ago. If I find the pics, I'll print them out and roll them up to make new fake Tennents cans for us to chuck around. (Well, I won't, because I'm lazy, but it's the thought etc. ...)
posted by Len at 10:18 AM on August 18, 2006


shout me out : >
posted by amberglow at 2:08 PM on August 18, 2006


shout me out : >

God, you yanks, so needy. amberglow, you've had yer shoutout already, months ago. This season, it's all about It's Raining Florence Henderson and Unregistered User. Keep up ;) Yes, of course, shout out will be given
posted by Len at 3:35 PM on August 18, 2006


well, they totally rock, but throw us old folks a bone : >
posted by amberglow at 4:07 PM on August 18, 2006


have you seen any good Fringe stuff? (or will the meetup itself be part of the festival?) ; >
posted by amberglow at 4:08 PM on August 18, 2006


I have seen exactly zero Fringe stuff. I spent oh, about eight or nine years reviewing awful comedy and theatre at the Fringe; not reviewing any of it this year has been absolutely great. (Though I hear Jane Bussmann is very good)
posted by Len at 5:10 PM on August 18, 2006


hooo, what, noon? I'll be late.
posted by bonaldi at 5:21 PM on August 18, 2006


er....funny you should mention shoutouts ....from the first scottish meetup (only a year late , your brown sauce is three i think)

shout0

shout3
shout2
posted by sgt.serenity at 6:13 PM on August 18, 2006


: >
posted by amberglow at 8:44 PM on August 18, 2006


Damn, damn, damn, I was there all last week but am not around this weekend.

Top tip from the various shows I saw - go and see Mark Watson, he is fantastic.
posted by greycap at 1:43 AM on August 19, 2006




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